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Pico and Coco Got Lost--And Found
On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, I took all the dogs with me to get the mail. That evening, Pico and Coco didn't come to get their dinner. Then it started raining every day. Friday morning, when they were still not back, my wife said she thought they were probably dead. I was just about to have an emotional meltdown when the phone rang, and a ( Read more... ) -
Country Sales
Here in rural Southern Missouri, and maybe everywhere for all I know, when the old folks die (or go into a home or move to town), they have what they call a "sale," which would more properly be called an auction. They bring everything out of the house and barn and auction it off. Some really nice things and a lot of junk. The auctioneers have ( Read more... ) -
Eulogies for My Dogs No. 3: Oreo
We buried Oreo this morning. Oreo was a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix that my wife adopted from a Border Collie rescue in Arizona before I met her.
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Claim Form
If the police came to your house, probably by mistake, or to a nearby house and decided your dog was vicious and shot and killed him or her (which happens far too often and happened to a recent poster) and sent you a claim form when you remonstrated with them, I'm interested in hearing what you would put on the claim form. -
Writer's Block: Big Debates
Pastor Rick Warren asked Barack Obama, "When does life begin?" Obama gave kind of a stupid answer. My personal answer is that human life begins when the baby acquires a soul. The baby begins to acquire a soul when it experiences the love of its mother (or someone). An embryo has no soul and, therefore, is a legitimate subject for any research ( ( Read more... ) -
Young Whippersnapper
I just read my son's (Xerhino) entry about turning 41. Boo Hoo! I turn 70 this year (maybe). I remember back when I went to school, I had to walk 10 miles each way in the snow uphill both ways. Actually, it was 1.2 miles to the bus stop and then an hour-and-a-half ride on the bus (a 1947 International that vibrated unbelievably). I remember ( Read more... ) -
First Entry
This is just an entry to begin my posts. We brought in lots of wood for heat today because we're under a winter storm watch. I hope it won't be like two years ago, but, if it is, we're all prepared. The floor is littered with dogs, and the mourning doves and gold finches have been swarming around the deck where I feed them. I guess I'll go down ( Read more... ) -
Our Pico
A dog wandered up to our house a few weeks ago. We heard the other dogs have something cornered on the other side of the house and went to look. There he was. We tried to find if anyone owned him but couldn't (dogs are often dumped in this rural area). He is so sweet and cuddly; no agression of any type we can find--he gets along with our other ( Read more... )
